October Elementary Birthday Wishes
3rd graders are ready for Homecoming
Mondovi High School will be having an abbreviated Homecoming Parade today at 3:10 PM. The parade route is not the traditional route through town, instead it is limited to a walking parade around the perimeter of the school. The parade is intended for student viewing, however, we will be live streaming the parade on Buffalo TV starting at approximately 3:10 PM. If community members are present for the parade, please know that it is expected that all students, staff, and community members are to be wearing facial coverings and do their best to distance themselves from others. Thank you and GO BUFFS!
Happy Belated Birthday Wishes to all the September Birthdays
in Mondovi Elementary
All Elementary Students: Pictures will be taken Monday, October 5. Online ordering is open. Please go to the Strawbridge website (https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/mondovi-elementary-school/fall-pictures-10-5-2020-39/access) to place your order.
Virtual Students: Virtual students should come in between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. that day to have their pictures taken. Please enter door 29 and someone will walk virtual students to the photographer.
The Buffalo County Health nurses will be coming to do Influenza vaccines on October 16 and October 27. Influenza Clinic Information: https://5il.co/l75f Influenza Consent Form: https://5il.co/l75g
Dear Students, Parents and Mondovi Community Members,
Due to some recent events at the Volleyball match at Durand, our spectators and athletes have unfortunately been labeled in a negative way as to their conduct and sportsmanship. It was reported that spectators were not sitting in their family unit or physically distancing in bleachers and facial coverings not being worn or worn incorrectly. At a meeting of the conference schools today, many are reluctant to allow their various teams to compete with Mondovi. Tonight's home VB event vs Durand is in jeopardy of not taking place. This will depend upon the decision made by the Durand school officials.
Whether you support the wearing of facial coverings and physical distancing or not, it must be respected and complied with if we are going to continue to provide our students with opportunities to compete against other schools. We MUST take action immediately to correct this. I fear that even one more evening similar to Tuesday night could drastically impact our students ability to participate in the activities they love.
It is of the utmost importance that our spectators follow the guidelines below:
1. Each athlete and coach will be provided four wristbands that they can decide who gets one for each game. The wristband will be your admittance to the game and only those with a wristband will be allowed in at each game.
2. Those in attendance should wear facial coverings as stated in any state, county, or district mandate, based on if the event is indoors or outdoors. This means it is worn appropriately - covering both the nose and the mouth.
3. We ask that all families sit together with those in their household and physically distance from those in other households.
4. Each participating team will have their own seating section and we ask that you sit in those defined areas.
5. We are asking that all fans arrive as close as possible to the event start time of the athlete who provided them their wristband.
6. Upon completion of your event, we ask that all fans leave the location of the competition, not to congregate, and allow space for those that are watching the next event to enter the facility. The wristbands are not transferable between events.
Because of the swapping of wristbands that took place at the Durand VB game, the 4 or less guests per athlete must arrive at the same time to the event, wearing the wristbands and with a piece of paper that has the athlete's name on it as well as the guests in attendance. We will be collecting the paper at the door to help with contact tracing if it is found, after the fact, that there was one or more positive covid cases at the event.
7. By agreeing to the use of the wristband, the user is agreeing to abide by all state, county, and host district protocols or mandates related to facial coverings and physical distancing. If you are unable to abide by the protocols we ask for you to not attend the event and instead watch the event via live-stream.
There is no student section. Students are to sit with their family and distance themselves from other family groups(#3 above). If you find that you are the only member of your family at the event, you are to distance yourself from others.
Again, due to the events at Durand, there is a real possibility that conference schools may decide to not allow their student athletes to participate in events with Mondovi athletics/activities.
PLEASE talk with your family members and children about this issue. We need to check our feelings and personal thoughts about the issue at the door. If we don't, our students will be the ones that suffer the outcome.
Thank you,
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Jeffrey J. Rykal
Mondovi High School Principal
jrykal@mondovi.k12.wi.us
(715)926-3684 ext. 1377
Menu changes for Wed. and Thurs: Breakfast, Wednesday - Banana Bread, Thursday - French Toast. Lunch, Wednesday - Garlic Cheese Bread, Thursday - Hot dogs. #mondovipride
Please see this link for information regarding attendance at athletic events. https://5il.co/kw3l #mondovipride
Last call! Mondovi Buffalo themed masks and/or gaiters are available through an online school store. If you are interested please go to https://chippewavalleysportinggoods.itemorder.com/ and enter code MSS20. Deadline to order is Monday Sept. 7. Cost is $7 for masks and $8 for gaiters. Please pass along to others who may be interested. Go Buffs!
Reminder to all parents that tomorrow, Wednesday, September 2, 2020, is the first early release day for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Students. They will be released to go home/ride the bus at 3:09 PM rather than 3:30 PM. The 2:30 bus for elementary school students will still run at 2:30 PM.
Early release happens each Wednesday. The early release time allows for staff to collaborate with each other and continue to move our district forward.
For our virtual families - there are some quick tutorials that you can watch to help you with our virtual learning platforms (google classroom, zoom, and remind). If you go to our district webpage, click on parents/students, you will see a link to virtual learning tutorials. Watch them and feel free to let us know if they are helpful or if you have any questions.
A big thank you to Zion Lutheran Church for making a donation to the Mondovi Elementary school supply fund. Your support is greatly appreciated. #smalltownproud
Virtual students that would like to pick up lunch can pick it up between 11:30-12:30 M-F. You must use door 34 by the loading dock and ring the doorbell.
Click on this link to access the Elementary Virtual Open House information.
https://www.mondovi.k12.wi.us/o/mondovi-elementary-school/page/virtual-open-house--28
Parent/Guardians,
Please view the following information regarding updated guidance and best practice from the WI Department of Health Services. We will be following these guidelines to help keep students and staff as safe and healthy as possible. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this information. Please use the Daily Symptom Check to screen your child/children before sending them to school. Information can be found on the School District website, click on Explore, click on Documents, click on the COVID-19 folder.
Thank you,
Sue Poeschel, RN BSN
Parent/Guardians,
Please view the following information regarding updated guidance and best practice from the WI Department of Health Services. We will be following these guidelines to help keep students and staff as safe and healthy as possible. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this information. Please use the Daily Symptom Check to screen your child/children before sending them to school. The information can be found on these links or by going to the School District website, click on Explore, click on Documents, click on the COVID-19 folder.
https://5il.co/kbo0
https://5il.co/kbnp
https://5il.co/kbnp
https://5il.co/kbnl
https://5il.co/kbny
Thank you,
Sue Poeschel, RN BSN
Parents: Wednesday, September 2nd is our first early release of the year. MS/HS Students will be dismissed at 3:09 pm. The PM 4K students and Elementary Homework Club students that typically leave at 3:30 will leave with the MS/HS students on early release days. Early release days do not affect the elementary students that leave at 2:30 or 4:15.
Mondovi Buffaloes themed masks and/or gaitors are now available through an online school store. If you are interested please go to https://chippewavalleysportinggoods.itemorder.com/ and enter code MSS20. Deadline to order is Sunday Sept. 6. Cost is $7 for masks and $8 for gaitors. Please pass along to others who may be interested.
Information for parents - elementary only
Students should not be dropped off at school before 7:50 AM.
The doors will open at 7:50 AM and there will be no outside supervision until then.
Instruction starts at 8:20 AM. Students arriving after that will be marked tardy.
Students will be allowed to bring in a lunch that requires a microwave, but only in 3rd-5th (Not 5K-2nd).
Teacher notification letters will be sent out in the mail on Monday, August 24. You should receive them by mid-week. Please let the office know if you haven’t received yours by the end of the week.
Open House was originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 1st, but is now canceled. Parents will be receiving a short video or a document with information that was typically shared at Open House from their child’s grade level cohort team. You should receive this information sometime on Friday, August 28th. I will send it to your email through our Infinite Campus instant messenger. If your email is not in Infinite Campus, please contact Leah in the Elementary Office (via email lbursaw@mondovi.k12.wi.us or phone 715-926-3645).
EC/4K Open House - we are planning an Open House for EC/4K students on Tuesday, September 1st - Thursday, September 3rd. There will be scheduled times for each family. We are planning to email out a sign up sheet to all the parents that have provided their email. The EC/4K teachers will contact anyone that hasn’t signed up by August 31st to schedule a time.
Some parents have been asking what homework club will look like. The current plan is to give the students sometime for a movement break, snack break (provide your own), and some academic time.
Students that will be pick up at 2:30, 3:30, or 4:15 will be out on school side of Mill Street. There will be adult supervision out there with the students. We will have a 5K-2nd grade designated area (starting at door #29 and going west until the entrance to the new bus drive) and a 3rd-5th grade designated area (starting at the new loading dock area and going west until the little buffalo).
Just a reminder that there are no visitors allowed in the school at this time. That includes student drop off and pick up times. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.